Seib & Wessel: What We’re Reading Tuesday

Jun 4, 2013 7:29 am ET

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By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel

The exodus of unemployed young people from sagging European economies may pose problems in the future. “Are our family ties still strong enough for these highly educated young people to send money back to the older generation that they leave behind, as young migrants in the past have done….If not, the future looks very bleak indeed for aging populations in depressed countries in the South of Europe,” writes British blogger Frances Coppola (@Frances_Coppola). [Coppola Comment]

Aditya Chakrabortty (@chakrabortty) says the talk of a “Greecovery,” a turnaround in Greece, is premature and being used by those who want a success story to combat criticism of euro-zone austerity. [Guardian]

Low-income adults added to Wisconsin’s public insurance system in 2009 made 29% more outpatient visits in the first year and 46% more emergency room visits compared to 2008, but hospitalization declined 59%. With an eye towards the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, University of Wisconsin economist Thomas DeLeire and his co-authors conclude that expanding public insurance coverage will increase access to outpatient care and reduce costly hospital stays. But unless the newly insured have sufficient access to primary care, expanding coverage also may increase emergency room visits and that’ll reduce hoped-for cost savings. [Health Affairs]

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